Information Security Project Manager
The Information Security Project Manager plays a key part as the engine behind the Chief Information Security Officer's strategic agenda. This role involves owning the programme plan, keeping the global team aligned, and driving high-pace delivery across the information security portfolio.
The position requires hands-on work in cutting through ambiguity, removing blockers, and ensuring that every workstream lands on time and on target. The drive and ideas of the individual will help the company move faster, improve smarter, and stay ahead of the game.
- Own and maintain the end-to-end information security programme plan, covering all active projects and workstreams.
- Maintain a single source of truth for milestones, dependencies, risks, and decisions across the security portfolio.
- Establish and enforce project governance standards, reporting cadences, and escalation paths.
- Drive cross-functional alignment across security, IT, engineering, legal, and business teams to ensure coherent delivery.
- Run structured sprint and delivery reviews, holding teams accountable to commitments without micromanaging.
- Identify and unblock impediments fast, escalating to the CISO where needed to keep delivery on track.
- Prepare and deliver concise status reporting, dashboards, and briefings for the CISO and senior leadership.
- Translate complex security initiatives into clear, outcome-focused communications for non-technical stakeholders.
- Track and communicate portfolio-level risks, issues, and interdependencies to enable fast, informed decisions.
- Set and defend aggressive but achievable delivery timelines, pushing back on scope creep that threatens pace.
- Introduce lightweight delivery frameworks (agile, kanban, or hybrid) appropriate to the security programme context.
- Continuously monitor delivery metrics and act on early warning signals before slippage becomes a problem.
- Manage relationships with internal stakeholders and external vendors to ensure timely inputs and quality outputs.
- Coordinate across multiple entities and jurisdictions, adapting approach to suit local context without losing global coherence.
- Build trusted working relationships that enable honest, direct conversation about progress and performance.
- Clear, confident communication (written and verbal), and the ability to breakdown complex ideas (required).
- A collaborative mindset, working smoothly with cross-functional teams to hit shared goals (required).
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects without dropping the ball (required).
- Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to high-quality work (required).
- Adaptability – you stay sharp, productive and positive in fast-moving environments (required).
- Two years’ experience managing multi-workstream projects in a security, IT, or technology environment (required).
- A track record of delivering at pace without sacrificing quality – you set the tempo and hold the line (required).
- Outstanding stakeholder management skills – you can align senior executives and hands-on engineers in the same conversation (required).
- Strong command of programme and project management methodologies (PMI, PRINCE2, SAFe, or equivalent) (nice-to-have).
- Working knowledge of information security domains (identity, vulnerability management, cloud security, GRC, SOC) (nice-to-have).
- In-depth knowledge of sports betting markets, including odds calculation, betting types and market trends (nice-to-have).
- Previous experience in the online gaming or casino industry, with a strong understanding of player behaviour and industry regulations (nice-to-have).
- Familiarity with gambling regulations and compliance requirements in various jurisdictions, ensuring adherence to legal standards (nice-to-have).
- Experience in developing and executing customer retention strategies (nice-to-have).
- A recognised project or programme management certification (PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, MSP, or SAFe) (nice-to-have).
- Experience working directly with senior leadership team (nice-to-have).
- Familiarity with ISO 27001, NIST CSF, or similar security frameworks and how they translate into delivery plans (nice-to-have).
- Experience in regulated industries (financial services, gaming, or similar), especially across multiple jurisdictions (nice-to-have).
- Hands-on use of project management tooling (Jira, Confluence, Monday.com, or equivalent) to drive real-time visibility (nice-to-have).
- Background in information security, cyber risk, or technology risk, complementing your project management expertise (nice-to-have).
- Experience supporting multi-entity or cross-jurisdictional delivery environments (nice-to-have).
- Supergrowth learning and development programmes.
- Performance tool for feedback and career development.
- Employee Assistance Programme for employees and their families.
DigiOutsource is a global iGaming technology and services company and part of Super Group (SGHC), the holding company behind the Betway and Spin brands. Headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, with offices in London and Portugal, it provides software development, digital marketing, business intelligence, design and communications services that power leading online gaming brands. The company employs around 1,200 people across multiple continents. DigiOutsource was formed from the merger of the ForwardSlash and SpeakUp Communications businesses and operates as a key technology hub within Super Group.